When Cape Cod gets a major-league performance center, it won't be called The Boch Center for the Performing Arts. Nor will it be known as the Cape Cod Performing Arts Center, which is the new and temporary name announced this week.

"We are in contact with some people who we think are taking up the naming opportunity," said Steve Berish, chairman of the Center's board. "We hope to be able in the next year or so to announce we have that."

What was announced this week was the "mutually satisfactory resolution" of the board's dispute with the family of the late Ernie Boch, Sr., the automobile kingpin who donated $3.1 million toward construction of the Boch Center in Mashpee.

"It ends an era when we tried to build a performing arts center in Mashpee, which we weren't able to accomplish because of roadblocks put in our way by Mashpee Commons," Berish said. The town-within-a-town had reduced the acreage available to the Center.

"The Boch family always wanted the performing arts center to be built in Mashpee, but now we believewe have to move to Barnstable," said Berish. "We came up with a negotiated agreement we think everybody is happy with."

Bob Wakely, chief financial officer of Subaru of New England, now run by Boch's son, said the Center will turn over $1.75 million of the gift to the Boch Family Foundation, doing business as Music Drives Us."The primary reason for the gift was to do something nice for the town of Mashpee," Wakely said. "That's where (Boch) grew up. The people on the board of directors worked very hard to accomplishthat over the past 10 to 12 years and recently decided they couldn't do it in Mashpee but could in Barnstable. We felt that was not the intent of Ernie senior's gift and asked that some of the money be redirected."

Music Drives Us will support the development of musical education throughout New England, according to Wakely. "There'll be programming for children in elementary, middle and high schools," he said, "with access to qualified teachers and instruments. We'll be using musical demonstrations to inspire children to find their own inner musicians." The foundation hopes also to donate used instruments. Come on Down (town) Assistant Town Manager Paul Neidzwiecki said officials were interested when the Center announced its move to Barnstable but not thrilled that the proposed location was part of the Cape Cod Conservatory's property on Route 132 north of Route 6.

"They came in and talked with us," said Niedzwiecki. "We talked to them about what development up on Route 6 would mean to the community. We think there would be significant resistance from West Barnstable and Barnstable village, and that they would be somewhat limited by the infrastructure up there. (And) if they have a performing arts center where you can just pull off the Mid-Cape Highway, we don't derive a lot of community benefit."

The town began to make its case, and the board was "fairly impressed" with what had already been done in downtown Hyannis to support such major facilities, Niedzwiecki said.

Together the parties looked at three general locations: downtown Main Street, harborside, and some parcels closer to Barnstable Municipal Airport.

"Some sites were preferred more than others," Berish said. "I think hopefully we will zero in in the very near future on a potential site and get on with our building plans and fundraising and naming opportunities."

"I think the Cape Cod Performing Arts Center fits nicely with what we're trying to do," Niedzwiecki said. "This is a situation where the stars line up and everyone gets what they want."

To contribute to the Center or get more information about fundraising and this summer's performances, call 508-862-2580 or go to www.capecodpac.org